Thesaurus results for HOUSEKEEPER

housekeeper

noun

ˈhau̇s-ˌkē-pər

Definition of housekeeper next

as in maid

a female domestic servant they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home

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Recent Examples of housekeeper Mackinac Island's tourist season is mainly from May through October, and the island needs about 5,000 seasonal workers each year to work as baristas, front desk attendants, wait staff, retail clerks and housekeepers. —

Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Mar. 2026 If every hour of those chores were worth $17, the typical wage for a housekeeper, that unpaid work would be worth roughly $39,780 a year. —

Leila Gautham, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026 Prepping for housekeepers doesn’t have to be a lengthy process. —

Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026 Ever, because my grandma was a housekeeper and someone left it behind. —

Marah Eakin, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for housekeeper

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maid

Noun

One former chef later told federal investigators how Epstein would take a girl to his master bedroom every hour, and after his massage, the maids would go make the bed and clean up.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Their friendship is put to the test when Ayman meets Sara, the daughter of a wealthy family, for whom his mother works as a maid.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026